Jaap Blonk was phenomenal. He demonstrated his complete mastery of performance -- using the space & lighting, as well as a remarkable sense of timing, dynamics, timbre, pacing, drama, and his astounding virtuoso technique. He use of his body and the mic was also tremendous. I got the sense of hearing a real master of the form. He performed some original works as well as Schwitters' "Ur Sonata" and a few pieces by Hugo Ball. It made me laugh, though, as he good-naturedly, wanted to make sure that even his CDs for sale found a place with appropriate lighting.

Adeena Karasick was charismatic and funny and performed brilliantly. One piece that stood out was a piece she performed printed on a menu mixing current geo-politics with food. She also screened a poetry video which I found to be a very effective blend of sound poetry, spoken word-like material, art video and popular music video.